Laboratory and field validation of the mechanism of establishment of very low initial water saturations in ultra-low permeability porous media

Canadian International Petroleum Conference 2002, CIPC 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Bennion, D B ^a   Thomas, F B ^a   Schulmeister, B E ^a   Rushing, J ^b  

^a Hycal Ener Res Laboratories Ltd   (United States)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NATURAL GAS WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

CAPILLARY EQUILIBRIA; INITIAL SATURATION; INITIAL WATER SATURATION; LABORATORY DATUM; PRESSURE EQUILIBRIUMS; ULTRA LOW PERMEABILITY; VERY LOW PERMEABILITY; WORLD-WIDE BASIS;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

EID: 85085408556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/2002-063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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